Carton



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I CARTON Filed Dec. 9, 1956 Inveniou 12702 )2 m4 erjrarrzis'z'b iz'har Attorneys Patented Feb. a, 1938 I 2,107,614 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARTON Irwin Kotcher and Morris Kotclier,

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application December 9, 1938; Serial N0. 115,016

3 Claims. (01- 220-17) This invention relates to paper receptacles or I so as to be pressed through said aligned opencartons and more particularly to such receptacles ings for completely sealing or closing the top wall or cartons formed from a single blank, out, shaped, 4 i I of the carton. 4 dimensioned and folded to provide a carton of a In this connection, and as best shown iii-Fig- 5 suitable size formed of destructible material so as ure 3 the peripheral wall of the plug orformation 5 to be destroyed as found desirable after use. II is pressed outwardly as at i6 to provide an ex- An object of the present invention is to provide temal continuous rib which engages the innera carton 'of this character particularly designed most flap l0 about the edge of its opening i4 so for use in the vending of milk, cream or the like. as to insure a positive retention of the cover flap 10 More particularly the invention is concerned in II in closed position. (See Figure 3.) a 10 the provision of a paper carton or receptacle hav- The formation or plug It being hollow it will ing an improved closure means associated therebe apparent that the same will contract when an Withupward pull is exerted on the flap l2 so as to per- The invention together with its objects and admit the plug or formation It to be drawn through vantages will be best understood from a study of the aligned openings I 4 to eifect an opening of 15 the following description taken in connection with the carton at the top thereof.

the accompanying drawing whereinz- From the above, it will be seen that a carton Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a blank embodying the features of the present invention from which the carton is formed. can be cheaply and economically made and at 20, Figure 21s a top plan view of the carton. the same time may be provided with a positive Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially and emcient closure means which will serve to onthe line 3-3 of Figure 2 and substantially seal the carton and which at the Figure 4 is a. perspective view of the completed same time is positively retained in closed position carton. so as not to be easily displaced by the weight 01' 25 Referring to the drawing by reference numerthe contents of the carton in the event, for exam- 25 als it will be, seen that the carton is formed from ple, the carton should become inverted. a single blank cut, shaped, dimensioned and folded It is thought that a clear understanding of the on lines 5 to provide four walls 6. At the lower construction, utility and advantages of an invenend of the blank the latter is slit on lines in aligntion of this character will be had without a more ment with the fold lines 5 to provide a plurality detailed description. a

of flaps for each of the walls 6 and these flaps Having thus described the invention what is are folded inwardly one upon the other to proclaimed asnew is:

vide a multi-ply bottom wall I for the carton. l. A carton of the class described constructed Also, and as shown in Figure 1 the upper porof a folded blank having walls provided at their tion of the blank is slit on lines 8 and folded on upper ends with flaps adapted to be folded in lines 9 to provide a plurality of super-imposed top super-imposed relation to provide a top wall for wall forming flaps consisting of three flaps l0 thecarton, three of said flaps being provided with foldedin super-imposed relation and adhesively apertures coinciding to define a singlepouring or otherwise positively united together to form a opening for the carton and a fourth one of said 40 top wall II for the carton, as well as a cover flap iiaps being provided on its under side with a for- 40 I! which latter adjacent the fold line 8 has a pormatlon defining a plug adapted to seat within the tion thereof adhesively united to the uppermost pouring opening for closing thecarton, said fourth flap; i0, and is creased as at I! so that the flap i2 flap inwardly from one edge thereof being foldmay be readily swung to open or closed position. able on an imaginary transverse fold line, and be- 5 The flaps M are provided with openings i4 --tween said fold line and said one edge thereof 5 which in the present instance are shown somebeing adhesively unit d to th upp m one Of what diamond-shaped being rounded at the four said three flaps and functioning 'as a hinged comers of the diamond and which align as shown mounting for said fourth flap.

in Figure 3 to provide a pouring opening through 2. A carton of the class described constructed the topwall II for the-carton; of a folded blank and having walls provided at 50 The outermost flap I2 has the center'portion their upper ends with flaps adapted to be arthereof pressed inwardly to provide at the inner ranged in super-imposed relation to provide a or under side thereof a hollow cup-shaped yieldtop wall for the carton, three of said flaps being ing formation or plug ii of an edge contour corpositively united together and provided with coresponding to the edge contours of the openings inciding apertures to define a single pouring openas NM H ing for the carton, and a fourth one of said flaps' being foldable relative te the other of the flaps and being provided with a pressed out center portion defining; a flexible plug=like formation adapteltto seat "within the pouring opening for: closing the carton, said fourth flap inwardly: from one edge thereof being foldableeon an imaginary transverse fold line, and between said fold line and said one edge thereof being adhesively united to the uppermostone of said three flaps and functioning as a hinged mounting for said fourth flap;

3. A carton of the class described constructed of a. folded blank and having walls provided a; their upper ends with flaps adapted to be ar ranged in super imposed relation to provide a top wall for the carton, three of said flaps being positively united together and provided with coinciding apertures to define a single; pouring opening for the carton, and a fourth one of said flaps being foldable relatie'e to the other of the flaps and being provided evith a pressed out center portion defining a flexible plug-like formation adapted to seat within the pouring opening for closing the carton, said pressed out plug formation having a continuous bead pressed out from the periphery thereof to engage the innermost one of said flaps at the end of the pouring opening for releasably securing the formation within the pouring opening and the ,fourth one of said flaps in folded superimposed: relation on the uppermost one of said three flaps, said fourth flap inwardly from one edge i thereof being foldable on an imaginary transverse. fold line, and between said fold line and said one edge thereof being adhesiveiy united to the uppermost one of said three flaps and functioning as a hinged mounting for said fourth flap.

IRWIN KOTCHER. MORRIS KOTCHER. 

